ANNUAL REPORT 1989-90 INSTITUTE OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES SINGAPORE uS501 1591 I5EA5 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies was established as an autonomous organization in 1968. It is a regional research centre for scholars and other specialists concerned with modern Southeast Asia, particularly the many-faceted problems of stability and security, economic development, and political and social change. The Institute is governed by a twenty-two-member Board of Trustees comprising nominees from the Singapore Government, the National University of Singapore, the various Chambers of Commerce, and professional and civic organizations. A ten-man Executive Committee over­ sees day-to-day operations; it is chaired by the Director, the Institute's chief academic and administrative officer. The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies at Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Singapore 0511. I5EA5 Institute of Southeast Asian Studies CONTENTS Introduction Board of Trustees Regional Advisory Council 2 Staff 3 Research Fellowships 6 Visiting Fellowships and Associateships 13 Research 13 Regional Programmes 49 Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, and Lectures 67 The Singapore Lecture 84 Publications Unit 85 Library 90 Accommodation 95 Finance 95 Conclusion 96 Appendices I. Board of Trustees 97 II. Committees 98 Ill. ISEAS Staff 99 IV. ISEAS Research Fellows 103 V. Occasional and In-House Seminars 116 VI. Donations and Grants Received 119 Auditors' Report 120 Index 134 VO NHiH TRI - ASEAN ECONOMIC BULLETIN A selection of recent publications of the Institute. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Annual Report 1 April 1989 - 31 March 1990 INTRODUCTION The Institute celebrates its twenty-second birthday on 7 June 1990. Twenty-two years are not a particularly long period in the life of a research organization seeking recognition or permanency of place in the halls of scholarly excellence. Yet in this brief existence, the Institute has more than amply emphasized its potentialities. In the process it has not only widened and deepened its range and scope of activities, but also enhanced its regional and international role and status as a centre of scholarship on Southeast Asia and beyond. The report below outlines more fully some of these developments as well as the Institute's other activities during the year under review. BOARD OF The Institute is governed by a Board of Trustees. Members are appointed for a three-year term TRUSTEES and are drawn from the National University of Singapore, the government, and a broad range of professional and civic organizations and groups. The Chairman of the present Board is Mr Justice P. Coomaraswamy, and the Deputy Chairman , Mr Lee Hee Seng. As in previous years, several committees functioned in tandem with the Board, assisting the Institute in a variety of ways in the formulation and implementation of its activities and programmes. The Executive Committee, for instance, oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Institute while the Investment Committee managed the investment of the Institute's Endowment Fund deposits. The Fund-Raising Committee continued to explore ways and means of supplementing support for the Institute's Endowment Fund. Another Committee- the Audit Committee - supervised the selection of auditors, reviewed both the scope and the results of the audit, and examined the adequacy of the Institute's accounting, financial , and operating controls. Further details of these Committees and the Board of Trustees are provided in Appendices I and II. The Institute would like to welcome Mr Cyril Neville Watson who was appointed to the Board with effect from 1 February 1990, and record its deep-felt loss and condolences on the untimely death on 11 October 1989 of Mr Robert William Lutton , who joined the Board on 1 November 1987. REGIONAL The Regional Advisory Council was established in 1982. Its current members are Dr Jose V. ADVISORY COUNCIL Abueva, President, University of the Philippines, Manila (Professor of Political Science); Royal Professor Emeritus Ungku Aziz, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (Professor of Economics); Professor Harsja Bachtiar, Head, Office of Educational and Cultural Research and Development, Department of Education and Culture, and former Dean , Faculty of Letters, University of Indonesia, Jakarta (Professor of Sociology and Social History); Professor Lim Pin , Vice-Chancellor, National University of Singapore (Professor of Medicine); Professor Somsakdi Xuto, Rector, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand (Professor of Political Science); and Emeritus Professor Wang Gungwu, Vice-Chancellor, University of Hong Kong , and former Director of the Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, Canberra (Emeritus Professor of Far Eastern History). The Council does not have administrative responsibilities or a formal policy role. Indeed, th is is intended so as not to unduly burden the Council or its individual members; rather, through informal discussions and an annual meeting, the Institute seeks the benefit of their wisdom and experience with regard to, for instance, (a) how best the Institute can co-operate with universities and other institutions interested in research on the region; and (b) how the Institute can better promote a fuller understanding of the region in particular and the development of scholarship in general. Towards this end the Council has met regularly since its inauguration. In addition to review­ ing the work of the Institute as a whole and that of its specific programmes, the Council has devoted considerable attention specifically to the working relations of the Institute with the region's universities, especially with regard to how best these could be further strengthened and expanded. Individual members of the Council in turn have also continued to assist and facilitate ex­ changes between the Institute and their respective universities. In the process the Council has developed into an invaluable resource and a vital link between the Institute and the wider scholarly and intellectual community of the region , and the Institute would like to formally thank the members for their unfailing support. STAFF The professional staff of the Institute consists of its research personnel, and members of the Library, Central Administration , and Publications Unit. As is to be expected in a research organization desirous of attracting new blood and ideas, there was the usual turnover of staff as some members resigned and fresh appointments were made. Thus three staff members- Dr Amitav Acharya, Ms Susan Lopez Nerney and Ms Ajita Thuraisingham - left the In stitute and two others - Dr Derek da Cunha and Ms S. Prema - joined it during the year. Dr Amitav Acharya left the Institute in August 1989 to go to York University, Canada, while both Ms Nerney and Ms Thuraisingham completed their contracts at the Institute as Editor and Assistant Librarian respectively. Dr Derek da Cunha re-joined the Institute's Regional Strategic Studies Programme in 1989 on his return from the Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University, Canberra where he obtained his Ph .D. in International Relations. Educated at the National University of Singapore, Ms Prema's professional experience has included both research and editing. These will be welcome assets at the Institute. As a part of its strategy to find and train research staff, the Institute continued to support the Ph .D. studies of three younger researchers: Mr T.K. Doshi, Economics, University of Hawaii; Mr Tan Chee Leng, Political Science, Australian National University; and Mr Tin Maung Maung Than, Political Science, University of London. All of them are expected to join the Institute on the completion of their respective doctoral programmes. A full list of the Institute's regular staff is given in Appendix Ill, together with that of research personnel involved in the activities of the ASEAN Economic Research Unit (AERU), the Southeast Asian Studies Programme (SEASP), the Regional Strategic Studies Programme (RSSP), and the Southeast Asian Cultural Programme (SEACUP), the details of which are given below in the Regional Programmes section. In recording these details, the Institute notes with deep regret the sudden passing away of its Administrative Officer (Accounts), Mr P.A. Samy. Mr Samy served the Institute with diligence and care and will be sadly missed. As an established practice now, in addition to their normal duties and responsibilities, staff members play significant roles in local and international professional programmes and activities. Accordingly, while Dr Joseph L.H. Tan, Senior Fellow and Co-ordinator of AERU, attended the International Conference and the Third Experts Group Meeting on "Industrial Transformation and Regional Development" in Tokyo and Nagoya on 18-22 September, as well as the seminar on "The United States, Thailand and Emerging Trade Blocs", organized by the Thailand Development Research Institute (TORI), Bangkok, on 21-23 July, his colleague Dr Ng Chee Yuen presented papers at both the First Meeting of the Asian Cultural Forum, in Gotemba, Japan, on 18-21 April, and the Researchers' Meeting of the Asia Club for Global Studies in Tokyo on 15 March. Another Fellow at AERU, Dr Shankar Sharma, was elected to be a member of the Executive Committee of the Singapore National Committee World Energy Conference (SNCWEC). He also continued to be Chairman/Editor of the SNCWEC Newsletter Sub-Committee. Dr